The nonprofit Tansy Aspinall was launched among the gorillas at Howletts Wild Animal Park in Kent, England. One little girl helped with everyday activities in the family’s charity, The Aspinall Foundation, working to rehabilitate gorillas who had been in captivity. The nonprofit organization’s goal is to be able to release the gorillas back into their native habitat in West Africa.
12 years ago, they released two gorillas, Bimms and Djalta, who were born in an Animal Park in Kent, as part of a program to reintroduce gorillas back to their natural environment. In 2014, Tansy and her dad Damian traveled to Gabon where they’d been released, to see if they could find their old friends.
It’s just amazing to watch both Djalta and Bimms respond to Damian’s voice. And then, the way they react to Tansy, who was just a toddler when they first met? This left me absolutely speechless. Watch for yourself below…
This was the most moving thing I’ve seen in a long time! Just incredible that they recognized each other after all those years. Please pass this along to your friends and family so that more people can also experience this magical moment!
Brandy Porter
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Amazing beautiful story!
Liz Mayle
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Amazing ❤️
Diane Brunnbauer
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Wow that is so beautiful animals are pure love
Joyce Chapman
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It must be a great feeling to know you have returned these animals to their natural habitat and that they are thriving andremember you. You can feel thee love exchanged
Peter Vg
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That’s amazing…
Crystal Najar
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Absolutely beautiful moment. Soulful and loving look in their eyes and the people too ❤
Tracy Weston
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Sammy Weston and Hannah Weston
Helen Townsend
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loved this video,brang tears to my eyes pricless
Marylyn Caldwell
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How wonderful that those beautiful gorillas never forgot their human family. They were so gentle and loving.
Gabrielle Timmins
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Erica Timmins watch thus
Misses Ming
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Amazing
Dónall Forsythe
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Like u n me
Judith Arrowsmith
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Absolutley beautiful
Laëtitia Bouvier
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Conor Chandler
Heather Eccles
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It was so good thiugh!!
Christine Burrows
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So moving! Loved seeing this video!X
Barry Norton
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Amazing
Jessica Speed
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Robert Sherryl
Judy Kulak
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Wow beautiful
Linda Marion Whitworth
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Elysha Whitworth
Stephen F Lounton
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Fantastic . beautiful animals gorillas.
Judith Coyne-Grant
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Absolutely beautiful reunion. I don’t think I would have been able to leave.
Kelly Phelps Martineau
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Incredible!
Barbara Russell
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I’m convinced that animals have more capacity for live that humans. They are more loyal and forgiving than a human could ever be, making them more humane.
Marilyn Binns
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How beautiful
Loved watching this. Great people
Iain Ritchie
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Brilliant. ❤️
Renee Cleary
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Karen Collins
Barbro Larsen
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❤️❤️❤️
Margarita Field
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Wonderful to see this friendship
Mary Edwards
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Inspirational.
Alison Cleary
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YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Mair Roberts
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Fantastic,everyone should watch this, their so like us.
David Samnick
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That’s awesome. Conversation efforts like this are greatly appreciated.
Josephine Reynolds
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Beautiful do watch it. Tears
Jacqueline Mccardle
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Wonderful very emotional x
Baczoka Heidi
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Very touching❣
Linda Hollands Grose
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This is amazing. Animals are such a gift.
Jackie Didcock
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These are the most amazing animals on the planet, they need to be respected and live in their natural environments, Richard Aspinall and his team do an amazing job
Lelia Kenny
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Kouise Lenny Sean Kenny Hanna Kenny a bit different from your indonedian experience hanna! watch it! its amazing!
Ruan Barnard
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Donna Wylie
Jean Wright
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That was amazing to see
Donna Wylie
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Crying my eyes out babe. So beautiful! Thank you
Ellisha Karavadra
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So beautiful n touching
Gina Lee
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Beautiful! Such a touching reunion!
Jan Atta
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What a pleasure to see something so moving !
Jannelle Whitesell
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❤️
Lin Cox
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Tears!
Lill Fiore
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That is beautiful and cute and assume
Elle Brodsky
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Stephanie Scarpelli
Sheryl Parrish
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I will never forget this touched my soul. What amazing story. Thanks for sharing